Molly and Allan Sheridan leave their baby with their nanny Diana Julian. She's a druid who sacrifices the baby to worship the tree. She and the baby disappear. Phil (Dwier Brown) and Kate Sterling (Carey Lowell) move from Chicago to Santa Monica. Phil has a new advertising job and Kate has a new baby. They hire nanny Camilla Grandier (Jenny Seagrove) after the one they wanted has a deadly accident. Camilla and the baby get chased into the woods by three thugs. The rapists cut Camilla but the tree and wolves kill the thugs. The neighbor Ned Runcie takes a liking to Camilla.
William Friedkin tries his hand on another horror. The problem is that it's never scary. The characters are rarely compelling. The tree effects seem second rate. There is little to no tension since the young couple has no rooting interest. They are very bland. The most memorable thing that Jenny Seagrove does is get naked and get into the tree makeup. There are unreasonable character traits. For example, Kate is much too compassionate to Camilla when Phil starts making accusations. Kate should be much more of a mamma bear. At the hospital, they don't call in security and instead they run home where inevitably Camilla will follow. There are plenty of wrong turns and uninspired roads in this Friedkin side trip.
William Friedkin tries his hand on another horror. The problem is that it's never scary. The characters are rarely compelling. The tree effects seem second rate. There is little to no tension since the young couple has no rooting interest. They are very bland. The most memorable thing that Jenny Seagrove does is get naked and get into the tree makeup. There are unreasonable character traits. For example, Kate is much too compassionate to Camilla when Phil starts making accusations. Kate should be much more of a mamma bear. At the hospital, they don't call in security and instead they run home where inevitably Camilla will follow. There are plenty of wrong turns and uninspired roads in this Friedkin side trip.